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RIC VI, ROMA 40a, DIOCLETIAN, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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VIRTVIVS-MILITVM [VIRTVIVS (sic!) MILITVM]; the four princes sacrificing over tripod before gate in six-turreted enclosure. Δ in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to ROMA 40a except for VIRTVIVS in rev. legend instead of VIRTVS. Apparently an engraver's error while coin should be regarded as an ancient imitation.
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NOTES
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Argenteus. Weight 2.35 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 58 (lot 557) in October 2017 for EUR 150.
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